Knife-handle.



W. I. MORTON.

KNIFE HANDLE.

APELIOATION rum) NOV.16, 1907.

THE NORRIS PETERS co" WASHINGTON. a c,

PATENTED APR. 7,-1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILFOBD IRVING MORTON, OF BERWIGK, NOVA SOOTIA, CANADA.

KNIFE-HANDLE.

No. 884,030. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed November 15, 1907. Serial No. M2324.

handle and riveted securely to the lining plate 4 on its respective side of the handle. I To permit full movement of the spring catches 9, the lining plates 4 are cut immediately below the springs as indicated at 11 and the part bent inward in the form of a T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILFORD IRVING MOR- TON, a subject of the King of England, residing at Berwick, in the Province of Nova Scotia and Dominion of Canada, have invented a I new and useful Knife-Handle, of which the following is a specification. I tongue 12 as in Fig. 2 or entirely removed as This invention relates to an improvement in Fig. 3. The upstanding end 6 of the blade in knives, the object of which is to provide 1 spring 5 is notched on either side as at-13 to the handles of pocket and other types of I give free play to the spring catches. Each knives with means for sharpening the blades l catch 9 has a lateral projection 14 on its outer without in any way distorting or changing end to engage behind an abrading slip 8 and in any particular the accepted form of hanprevent it sliding from its seat, but when it is dle found on such knives as require sharpendesired to remove the slip, the finger or ing. This purpose is accomplished by form 1 thumb nail on one hand retracts the spring ing a groove in one or both sides of a knife hanby engaging a slight protuberance l 5 thereon dle, preferably dovetailed in cross section, and and withdraws the slip by a finger nail on the fitinthe groove or grooves, aslip of sharpening other hand engaging a notch 16 on the outer or abrading material, either natural or artiside of the slip. ficial, and hold such sli The abrading slip 8 is made of Whetstone or being unintentional or of any natural or artificial abrading subor more suitable spring stance suitable for the purpose, cut or In the accompanylng drawing:-Figure 1 molded to fit the slot in the handle and finis' a perspective view of a pocket knife closed ished externally in any desired manner, plain with an abrading slip on each side of the or ornamental, as suits the taste, or the na handle. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional ture of the substance will permit. view through the closed knife. Fig. 3 is a two abrading slips are used, as in the drawcross sectional view of the same on the line ing, they may be of different substances and 33 of Fig. 2. i of different degrees of fineness suited to the Similar reference numerals are used for the purpose for which the knife is intended. same parts on all the figures. Under certain circumstances but one slip will For the purpose of illustration, the invenbe required, in which case the opposite cheektion is shown in the .drawing as applied to a plate will be made in the usual manner. pocket knife, but it is to be understood that Having thus fully described the invention it may be used in connection with the handles what is claimed is of a great variety of knives. 1. A knife handle having a longitudinal In the present instance the numeral 1 desgroove in one side open at one end, a slip of ignates the handle of a pocket knife and 2 the sharpening or abrading material shaped to blade thereof pivoted to the handle at one fit said groove and removable therefrom at end on a pin 3. The lining plates are indisaid open end, and means for fastening said I or slips from falling, y withdrawn by one catches.

cated by 4, between which is the blade slip in the groove. s ring 5 turned up at 6 to close the butt end 2. A knife handle having its sides made of o the handle. Fastened to the outside of slips of sharpening or abrading material reeach lining plate is a cheek plate 7, longitudimovable endwise therefrom, and means for nally grooved from one end to, or'nearly to, positively locking said slips in the handle. the other end for the reception of abrading 3. A knife handle having a dovetailed or sharpening slips 8. The grooves are reflongitudinal-groove in one side, a removable erably although not necessarily made ovesharpening or abrading tailed in cross section to prevent the abradgroove, and a spring catch at one end of said ing slips from falling laterally out of their l knife handle for retaining said slip in said seats in the cheek-plates. groove.

The abrading slips are locked in place each 4. A knife handle having a dovetailed by a spring catch 9 seated in a slot 10 made l longitudinally grooved cheek-plate on each in each cheek-plate 7 at the butt end of the side, two slips of sharpening or abrading When slip shaped to fit said i material of different qualities shaped to fit my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature said dovetailed grooves, and a spring catch in the presence of two Witnesses.

attached to each side of the knife handle having a lateral projection to engage the end WILFORD IRVING MORTON 5, of an abrading slip and hold the same in its Witnesses:

groove. WILLIAM V. BROWN, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as LEMUEL BROWN. 

